Issue - meetings
Review of Criteria for Discretionary Rate Relief
Meeting: 11/10/2011 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Communities (Item 17)
17 Discretionary Rate Relief Criteria: 2013 - 2015 
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This report asks the Cabinet Member to agree amended criteria for Discretionary Rate Relief (DRR) to be awarded by the Directorate of Communities and Neighbourhoods for the period 2013 – 2015.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Cabinet Member received a report which asked her to agree amended criteria for Discretionary Rate Relief to be awarded by the Directorate for Communities and Neighbourhoods for the period 2013-2015.
RESOLVED: (i) That the report be noted.
(ii) That the revised criteria set out in Annex 2 of the report be agreed.
(iii) That Officers report back to the Cabinet Member on additional measures that will be taken to ensure that non profit distributing social enterprises will be made aware of the DRR assistance that the Council is making available.
REASON: In order to establish an amended procedure for 2013-15.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member received a report which asked her to agree amended criteria for Discretionary Rate Relief to be awarded by the Directorate for Communities and Neighbourhoods for the period 2013-2015.
In response to a question, the Cabinet Member was informed that the awards for organisations from the Lifelong Learning and Culture DRR pot had been scaled down for 2010-12 as the applications eligible for relief had exceeded the budget available. It was noted that organisations who had applied for assistance after the closing date were refused on the grounds of not having any remaining money in the pot.
RESOLVED: (i) That the report be noted.
(ii) That the revised criteria set out in Annex 2 of the Officer’s report be agreed.
REASON: In order to establish an amended procedure for 2013-15.